Cocky and self-assured, Airick teases his haters on the chorus: "They wanna see me act up/ They wanna see a mothafucka act up." The pounding instrumental is high-energy, with ear-shattering explosions going off beneath Airick's wildly unstoppable flow.

"'Act Up' is inspired by today's social climate," Airick told OUT. "Whether you're black, gay, trans, or simply different from what society perpetuates as the norm, the daily struggle of trying to be yourself ignites a fire that makes you want to ''Act Up.'"